Every budget period the department shall present to the Governor a request for funds based on projected needs for mental health and intellectual disability services in the state, together with a budget showing the expenditure of such requested funds; and the Governor shall include in his appropriation bill a request for funds to meet the financial needs of the department.
History: (Acts 1965, No. 881, p. 1649, §18; Acts 1984, No. 84-242, p. 365, §1.)